ES 10 - Homework 4
Seismology
Worldwide Earthquakes Table
Greg Anderson

Table 1: Number of Magnitude 7+ Earthquakes Worldwide Per Year ¹

Year	Quakes	Year	Quakes	Year	Quakes
1900	13	1933	14	1966	19
1901	14	1934	22	1967	16
1902	8	1935	24	1968	30
1903	10	1936	21	1969	27
1904	16	1937	22	1970	29
1905	26	1938	26	1971	23
1906	32	1939	21	1972	20
1907	27	1940	23	1973	16
1908	18	1941	24	1974	21
1909	32	1942	27	1975	21
1910	36	1943	41	1976	25
1911	24	1944	31	1977	16
1912	22	1945	27	1978	18
1913	23	1946	35	1979	15
1914	22	1947	26	1980	18
1915	18	1948	28	1981	14
1916	25	1949	36	1982	10
1917	21	1950	39	1983	15
1918	21	1951	21	1984	8
1919	14	1952	17	1985	15
1920	8	1953	22	1986	6
1921	11	1954	17	1987	11
1922	14	1955	19	1988	8
1923	23	1956	15	1989	7
1924	18	1957	34	1990	13
1925	17	1958	10	1991	10
1926	19	1959	15	1992	20
1927	20	1960	22	1993	16
1928	22	1961	18	1994	15
1929	19	1962	15	1995	25
1930	13	1963	20	1996	21
1931	26	1964	15	1997	16
1932	13	1965	22

¹Adapted from the USGS National Earthquake Information Center.

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